Readings

'There’s So Much Harm That Can Come From Love': An Interview with Brenda Peynado

Talking to the author of The Rock Eaters about organizing a short story collection, lingering in the complexity of a question, and the inevitably of sorrow (and, hopefully, beauty).

'I Think It's Important to Tell It Like It Is': An Interview with Liv Albert

Talking to the author of Greek Mythology: The Gods, Goddesses, and Heroes Handbook about feminist translations of The Odyssey, the whitewashing of ancient Greece, and the link between white supremacy and classics.

'There’s Just No Excuse for What Memoir Does to the People in Our Lives': An Interview with Margaret Kimball

The author of And Now I Spill the Family Secrets on contradictory memories, record-keeping, and ways to articulate grief.

Rothko at the Inauguration

A story of America in three scams.

“We Have to be Brave Enough to Be Vulnerable”: An Interview with Laura Raicovich

The author of Culture Strike: Art and Museums in an Age of Protest on the myth of neutrality, collective culture, amd museums’ responsibility.

Sacrifice

An eccentric monk’s singular scrap cathedral reveals the chaos and genius of his mind.

Every Letter a Path

My name is someone's past and my present and I'm not sure about the future. 

'I Would Not Ever Give Anyone the Raw Experience': An Interview with Donika Kelly

Talking to the author of The Renunciations about structuring a book of poetry, living with myths, and caring for yourself and others when writing about trauma. 

'Part of Being Young is How Much You Notice': An Interview with Scarlett Thomas

The author of Oligarchy on teenaged girls, hierarchies within hierarchies, and the great confidence tricks of capitalism.